Committee on Members' Allowances: Press Notice

Rt Hon Don Touhig MP elected as Chairman

The newly-appointed Committee on Members' Allowances met for the first time yesterday and unanimously elected Rt Hon Don Touhig MP as Chairman.

Notes for editors:

1. Mr Touhig declared that he had no interests which were required to be declared in accordance with the House's resolution of 13 July 1992.

2. The Committee was appointed under the standing order agreed by the House on 22 January. Its role is to advise the House of Commons Members Estimate Committee on the discharge of its functions; and to advise the Speaker, the Members Estimate Committee and the Leader of the House on the potential development of the arrangements made by or under the House's resolutions relating to Members' allowances.